crossing the northern latitude

Going home for lunch at noon, Meng Tunan's parents probably had nothing to say at the dinner table, and they kept berating him for his poor grades.

His father, Meng Jianjun, was a teacher at Dingyan No. [-] Middle School, teaching junior high school history.Dad is a teacher, but his son's grades are not good.Originally, he said that he would send Meng Tunan to the city to go to school, and he could barely get into a parallel class, but he was not willing to go, saying that he was used to being wild, and he would definitely not be able to go to a devil school like the No. [-] Middle School in the city, maybe in two or three days was fired.

After much deliberation, his parents finally let him stay in Dingyan.

His grades, in a place like Dingyan, can only be said to be barely passable, with extraordinary performance, he might be able to read an ordinary second book, but his math is too bad.It's true that he is playful and doesn't care, and he still laughs and laughs all day long in the third year of high school, which makes his parents have a headache.

Being a teacher's child brings many inconveniences to Meng Tunan, such as the overt and covert "care" of teachers in the school, the teasing of classmates, and the long-winded speeches of his father every time he eats.

Started again today.Hearing about the learning method made him almost want to eat, so Mengtunan simply talked about the school and changed the subject:

"A transfer student came to our class recently and he doesn't like to play with others. I heard that he has very good grades. Do you want a boring son with good grades?"

His mother Gao Hui and Yan Yi raised their heads: "Transfer students?"

Meng Tunan nodded, "I heard from our classmates that he seems to be back for the college entrance examination. The man is called Lu Yan."

Gao Hui was a little surprised after hearing the name, and repeated: "Lu Yan? Which road?"

"The road on the road." Meng Tunan was puzzled, "What's the matter?"

His father, Meng Jianjun, also raised his head, but only asked, "Same class as you?"

"Yes."

Gao Hui looked at Meng Jianjun and asked, "Old Meng, is the child of Lao Lu's family called Lu Yan?"

Meng Jianjun nodded: "Lu He... Didn't he die in the line of duty? His wife is completely collapsed, how can he take care of the children? I'll just send it back to Mrs. Peng."

died in line of duty?Meng Tunan almost choked on a mouthful of food, it was wonderful, he had never heard of such gossip in school.

Gao Hui frowned: "Why, you know?"

Meng Jianjun: "Well, I just found out, I just came back before school started."

Gao Hui paused with her chopsticks: "Then why didn't you tell me earlier... this is a crime! His old lady Peng is not in good health now, and she has been forgetting things since a few years ago. In the third year of high school, who will take care of whom when I send it back?!"

His father took a bite of the meal and sighed: "That can't be helped, old daughter-in-law..." He glanced at Meng Tunan, "The situation is not very good, and he is raised in the hospital. The child will not suffer if he stays with his mother? Who is there?" Take care? I think it’s okay to come back, at least my hometown is safe.”

Safety?Mengtunan was puzzled again.

Gao Hui's face was very ugly, and she complained again: "Why didn't you hear any news before, and you didn't tell me!"

"Didn't you just come back?" Meng Jianjun said helplessly, "It's best to keep quiet when you come back, and don't think about what Lao Lu used to do."

Gao Hui thought of something, sighed, and stopped asking.

Mengtunan found himself completely confused about the situation.

Gao Hui's face was uncertain: "Then will it not be affected when you come back? You can't talk about it after the college entrance examination, isn't it because you study well?"

Meng Jianjun disagreed: "Studying in Dingyan is the same. Now people's children need a good environment, and their academic performance mainly depends on themselves. Staying there every day is full of emotions. Maybe..."

"You speak lightly, who can explain this kind of thing clearly..."

The parents exchanged a few words.

Gao Hui thought about it, and then made a serious decision: "There are vacancies at home, should we give Lu Yan to..."

"We are outsiders after all, so it is impossible to take our children home to raise them." Meng Jianjun directly interrupted Gao Hui, with his head lowered, picking up vegetables, "Lao Lu's family has such a strong character, it is not good for us to intervene like this."

Meng Tunan was stunned and didn't know how to interject, so he listened quietly.

After being silent for a while, probably trying to ease the atmosphere, Lao Meng turned his head and asked Meng Tunan: "Tunan, don't you remember? You and Lu Yan played together when you were young, brother Lu Yan! One year younger than you. You also have Fate, he skipped grades, you can still take a class with him now."

Meng Tunan was confused: "Played? With him?"

Meng Jianjun nodded: "Oh, Lu Yan! It's that little genius from Uncle Lu's family with a very high IQ. Didn't I keep telling you that I have a friend whose son is very smart..."

.Yu

Meng Tunan couldn't help rolling his eyes: "The one who won the Mathematical Olympiad competition or the one who was on TV? Your friend's son is gone, who remembers."

"It's the Mathematics Olympiad competition, not only the Mathematics Olympiad, but also chemistry..." Meng Jianjun glanced at him, "Don't you have any impression? You have seen him."

Mengtunan shook his head: "I have no impression."

Gao Hui answered with a smile: "I thought you had an impression. Don't you have a scar on your head? That's when you got it."

Parents, you talked to me one by one.

Only then did Meng Tunan find out that Lu Yan's father, Luhe, and his father, Meng Jianjun, used to be classmates and good friends.Lu He later studied in the police academy and stayed outside. Meng Jianjun returned to his hometown to teach after finishing his education at the Teachers College. They were far apart, and they saw each other less often after they got married, but they had a good relationship in the past.

In the past, Meng Tunan only vaguely heard that his father had a classmate with a good relationship, and occasionally mentioned a few words, but he had never seen Yu Yan's adventure diary for so many years, because Lu Yan's father is a really busy person and has no time. Come back to see how busy my mother is.

Because of this relationship, Meng Jianjun and Gao Hui often went to take care of Mrs. Peng.Thinking about the appearance of that grandma Peng... Meng Tunan thought to himself, it's amazing, that grandma Peng, who talks like a god, has such a smart grandson as Lu Yan?incredible.

Meng Jianjun talked about the past with a smile in the corner of his eyes: "Tunan, don't you have any impression? It was... How many years ago did you two, when your Uncle Lu brought Lu Yan back to see the old lady... We were in the river While eating fish, I drank some wine after we haven't seen each other for a long time, so I didn't pay attention to you children, you took Lu Yan to play at the ancient pier outside the hotel."

Gao Hui continued: "Afterwards, a group of children came, as if they were trying to grab something from Lu Yan. You rushed up and beat him, your head was smashed! You also lost a lot of blood! At that time, you and I Dad was scared..."

Meng Tunan touched the scar on his forehead, and he had a flash of inspiration, and finally had some impression: "Yes! It seems that there is such a thing... It is to steal his jade! That piece of safety buckle!"

But it's just a vague impression.No wonder at first it seemed familiar, but there is still such a relationship!

Meng Jianjun smiled and said, "That piece of jade was consecrated by your mother and I to the temple on the mountain with Grandma Peng, and I also watched the old lady put it on Lu Yan with my own eyes."

Gao Hui: "I remember the funny thing was later, when you kowtowed to the head that day, a group of children pushed and shoved, and Lu Yan was pushed into the river somehow. You actually jumped down after entering, are you stupid! I think you can't study now because you hit your head at that time."

There is still this old almanac.

Meng Tunan: "Oh." He paused, "Then who rescued us up?"

"You Uncle Luhe." Meng Jianjun replied, "I dragged you two up with one in each hand, and nothing happened, except that you caught a cold for a few days later."

Then I talked about Uncle Lu again.

"Well...it got busier and busier later on. We haven't had time to see each other for many years. Every time we make a phone call during the Chinese New Year." Meng Jianjun sighed, "The last time I called Lu He and said he wanted to go fishing with me, you Look at this now..."

Gao Hui also sighed: "There is no place to burn a piece of paper for him."

The parents sighed endlessly, and Meng Tunan felt a little uncomfortable hearing it.

It took him a while to raise his head and asked in a low voice: "Then...the reason why Uncle Lu died in the line of duty..." Halfway through, he didn't know how to continue asking.

Meng Jianjun's tone was a bit more serious: "Tunan, your Uncle Lu is a special... special policeman, just remember this. Don't ask about anything else, and don't tell anyone else."

Gao Hui put down the bowl, and told Meng Tunan again: "You Daluyan is one year old, you are considered an elder brother, and you must take good care of him. If I hear that Lao Lu's son was bullied by dubious classmates at school, come back and see how I deal with it." You! Serve some snacks!"

Still being bullied... Wherever you go, that buddy doesn't look like a good person.

Meng Tunan nodded absently.Gao Hui was unhappy, and said to him in a serious tone: "Speak up! I want you to promise that you can't tell anyone about Lu Yan's family, do you hear me!?"

So fierce.Mengtunan shrank his neck: "...I heard it."

Meng Jianjun also repeatedly urged: "You know the severity, don't you?"

"...Got it!!" Meng Tunan roared loudly.It's so annoying, he is not a gossip, and he still goes to school every day to publicize that Lu Yan is the child of a martyr, is it worth it?

There was too much information, and the meal was a bit heavy afterwards, which made Meng Tunan want to sigh with his parents.

Such a quiet and introverted person, I don't know what he has gone through to be so silent... It must be very uncomfortable.In just a split second, Mengtunan felt a subtle sympathy.

so poor.Meng Tunan thought, let me take care of him more!

When he went to school in the afternoon, he was a little early. Seeing strawberries and cherries in the fruit basket at home, he picked some and put them in the pocket of his school uniform, and rode away on his bicycle.

When riding across the bridge and looking at the west crossing the river below, what Meng Tunan thought was: Oh my god, I actually jumped over this river for that kid!

I really can't figure it out.

It was a sunny afternoon, and Lu Yan sweated a lot when he arrived at the classroom.

Sitting down and taking a sip of water, he reached into the drawer to get the textbook, but he touched something strange.

He looked down, and found that the books in the drawer had been moved inward, and there was a napkin on the side, with several big red strawberries pressed on it, and some cherries on the side, which was quite nicely arranged.

Lu Yan hesitated for a long time before he slowly picked up a strawberry, held it up to his eyes, frowned and looked at it carefully, and began to think with a puzzled face.